Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-05-21
EEPLIES.
Ausws-s (, All Sorts of Inquiries Con
 corning Tucson.

corning Tucson
 The CITIZEN almost daily receives let- tcrs of inquiry concerning Tucson snd it's surrounding country, and general answer thereto, the following synopsis of facts is given, Inasmuch AS 1t IS found impossible to make a detsiled written -eply in each case. Any special lnforma- ton desired will be cheerful!y gwen to correspondents:
 L-There is no more healthful place in the United States, especially Tor shOss suffering with lung troubles.
 2.-Thcre are ID distiDctiveiy local diseases. Slight functional troubles re- suit from ImprUdeuce and exccsses hs well he-s as elsewhere but the climate IS in nowlse responsible therefor.
 3.-The surrounding country enjoys She same heal.hful conditions that exist 10 the city.
 4--The highest average temperature recorded during any summer was ID 1873. The month of July that year gave SO4l degrees at a. m.; lO3.S6 at 7 D. m.; SL5l at 2. ma mean tempe rature Ct S9j9 degrees. The lowest temperature during that year was In January, Ire average st a. ID. being 36.29 degree; 6J.6i aS . D. m., and 1883 al 9 D. ma mean temperature cf 5l.69 degrees This Was an extreme and unusual year, and She record was taken by the United States Signal Ser vice officer ia thl5 cIty. While the registered t-Upe-HtGTe ls apparently very high. She atmosphere a 80 jhCrouSh- y dev0i1 oi moisture that th3 Eeat is TO. oppressive and suitry day is al- most unknown. The nights arc always cool end pleasant. and refreshing sleep is never interrupted by oppressive heGt The average snBua! temperature may bs safely estimated at 70 degrees. Is Win- ter climate aud in fact, !.s general ell. mate, emitting tbFca summer EloLtls. ls as near c. isilgEtful perfection Es esu possibly exist.
 5.-TLe ar i5 S-itt,r 5.l1iuE nor depfs-a!ng iE Gn UuCJgGGeu sense. It| i5 the happy medium between thC-t qualities, sli one can s-!,ct either tg Ct85ing the altitude cf his rcsideEcs. Tucson is 3isU feet above sea level. Euj adjacent mountains range G'l the way uP l0 lO,OJJ feet.
 6-The pursuits outside the city are chiefly mining and stock raising, while oiCuy ils water courses cJusi !erGb.e farming is being done with the most vu- ccIEagiug results. No bett9rfruit cOuc- sfy exists and the grape ioUrishes es- pecigiiy well.
 Upon the east and south oi .5e ..-.. afar .H..H.H about tea cr .se4vc niles t1 the uUlu- iaIEs. bu. Oa the west low mountain ranges aLd rolling EI!ls with .uto-EgJl- ate valleys, exist.
 S-It slopes gradually to the r5rtl the say sixty feet tp the mile, towards Gala river winch crosses The territory from east 10 west, empty lIng into the Colorado river near Yuma.
 9-AdObe and brick gre used for building, chiefly, and building is not ex- pecsiye with either material With lumber the cost will be greater owing to it's long and expensive transportation by rail.
 10-No violent storms ccca.. Some times o sudden thunder shower ot COZ siderable severity occurs, but Bs a rule
 
 twice a year sand storm sweeps across from the California dessrts, cad pro duces an extremely digsgreea5le effect for the tune It lasts, built Is Do worse sbau many Of the Incle emelt days that SO often prevail in more northern lati- tudee, and itis said that the senitaty elect 0i these sand storms give them more the character of blessings than cf undesirable vIs,tsticns. Inc rains fall usually during the winter months and again during the summer months; very seldom in the spring or fall.
 1.-The water k good, but is slightly imprsgnGted with slknh, and not uc- wholesome. IL k obtained from flow ing springs a few miles sCuth of tLe city, along the TIyer. aud is is conveyed 10 the city ID closed mains. There is R possibility of supply of ucgntalu w6- Ter being brought from the Santa Csta- lInss, B distgucs os twelve miles.
 l2-The schools are numerous and ex- cellsnt: the public school ls very efi- cieut and thorough, and Is graded. The TeTritoriGl UnITersIty is located close to the city and will be constructed forth with.
 IS-Tucson is situated on the South ern Pacific railway, about seventy miles north Of the Mrx.csu boundary line. It ia tEe metropolis Cf the southern DOT ton of the territory EAG is ths lsrges, city. C1utsluiug about SGa0 inhabltsnts. It las ice works, iiolF mills, breweriez, wagon shops, machine shops, gas works, water works, opera ho1se, four churches, several hoteIs. t-o daily rewspapars. 8 dozen secret societies, s fine court house ari city bul.d.ucs. pubhc libra rg, railroad hops, fire co.1g6cIes, tLe usual nun Ger oi c0Eusrc.-l establish i-euts oi all k.uds aud pr .t-sioUa. ueu. Icrt Lowell Is distant SIX uIles.